Simon Johnson death: Teenage burglar guilty of murder
Drunk passengers 'risk death on railway'
Children's home TV film prompts inquiry
Car theft 'relay' devices seized in Birmingham
Cash and phones found in police raids
Small police stations 'could move to community buildings'
Council's 'ludicrous' threat to evict Christmas tree
More flood alerts for the West Midlands
Darts prepares to say farewell to unlikely revolutionary
Updates from Friday 15 December
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Shropshire Council says its gritting lorries since Thursday have carried out, on average, 20 runs on each route.
The fleet has used 3,400 tonnes of salt, with 14,000 tonnes remaining in the authority's reserves.
Image source, Rachael LeslieThe council says it has placed an order for another 3,500 tonnes to replenish stocks before Christmas.
Lee Blakeman
Port Vale commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
Port Vale winger Cristian Montano will have a late fitness test ahead of tonight's FA Cup replay at Yeovil.
He picked up a knock in Saturday's win over Cambridge after scoring both of Vale's goals.
Image source, Port Vale FCThe two sides drew 1-1 at Vale Park on 2 December.
A charity supporting people with mental health issues says it is closing due to a lack of funding.
North Staffs Voice for Mental Health, external has been speaking out for people who need services for more than 20 years, and has more than 1,300 members.
The Hanley-based charity will close on 20 December and says it has suffered from cuts to local government and NHS budgets, and has struggled to find alternative funding.
Hereford enlist the help of a JCB and fans with shovels to ensure the FA Cup second-round replay with Fleetwood goes ahead.
Read MoreA 22-year-old Birmingham man has been jailed for his part in a conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine into the towns of Kettering and Corby in Northamptonshire.
Image source, West Midlands PoliceJamal Marshall, 22, from Wheeleys Lane, was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday to eight and a half years in prison.
Police say the gang traveled from Birmingham to the Northampton towns daily, buying and selling drugs on a "commercial scale".
In April, three other men were also jailed for their parts in the operation, external.
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
There's some rain around over night but still feeling very cold, with a yellow warning of ice in place until 11:00 on Wednesday.
It won't be quite as cold as last night, but still expect lows of about -1C (30F).
The West Midlands weather update
Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke
The Stoke City manager Mark Hughes says the pressure he and the team is under is nothing new and that a win at Burnley tonight will help lighten the mood.
The club is 15th in the table after a 5-1 defeat to Tottenham.
Image source, Getty ImagesHughes believes a couple of wins could see Stoke rise into the top half of the table and said "then it goes away very, very quickly".
Quote MessageThat's how it is for us this season. For the most part there seems to have been pressure around us right from the beginning of the season. We've dealt with it, we'll deal with this."
Mark Hughes, Stoke City manager
Stephanie Barnard
BBC News
Another great selection of the West Midlands in snow. You've not disappointed us.
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We love this pic of alpacas in the snow and sunshine in Cherrington, Shropshire.
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Dan tweeted this pic, external of St James's Church in Acton Trussell, Staffordshire.
Image source, @DanKemo83And we love this pic taken in Stoke-on-Trent by Lisa - it's not seen as much snow as some places in the West Midlands but still very cold.
Image source, @LisajaynecakeThe animal rights charity PETA is calling on Worcestershire County Council to erect a permanent memorial to a number of turkeys who died on the M5 last week.
A trailer overturned near junction five, leaving 600 birds on the road, some of which were killed.
Image source, Worcestershire County CouncilThe charity wants to see a tribute to the turkeys placed by the side of the road, to highlight their suffering and encourage people to go vegan.
Worcestershire County Council has responded by saying it wants to "keep the roads clear of any extra distractions".
Shrewsbury CEO Brian Caldwell says West Ham boss David Moyes will be wary of returning to Shropshire again in the FA Cup.
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BBC News
As well as receiving hundreds of photos on Twitter, external, email and Facebook, external, there are lots being uploaded to the BBC Weather Watchers website too.
This pic in Worcestershire has been selected as one of the editor's favourites.
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This is Birmingham this morning
Image source, Springs EngAnd this was taken in Totmonslow in the Staffordshire Moorlands at 08:00.
Image source, Farmets WifeA pedestrian who died after he was hit by a truck on the A50 at the weekend was 35-year-old John Rigby from Meir Park in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Police said.
He died at the scene of the collision at Normacot on Saturday evening. Police are appealing for witnesses.
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceTemperatures in the Shropshire village fell to -13C on Tuesday morning.
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Kathryn Stanczyszyn
Political Reporter, BBC WM
Birmingham City Council has announced it needs to save £111m by 2022 and needs to dip into almost £20m of its reserve money to balance the books over the next year.
Council Tax will also go up by just under 5%.
Image source, GoogleCouncil leader Ian Ward said the bin strike earlier this year, which cost about £6.6m, had "clearly not helped matters".
He said "there's no end in sight" to the "hard decisions the council has to make".
According to a tweet from this paramedic, a wrist fracture in a fallen patient he attended earlier is not the only one of its type.
"Multiple patients" are attending A&E with similar, he says.
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Union leaders are urging Sir Richard Branson to intervene in a dispute over pay which is set to spark a series of strikes on Virgin Trains West Coast, affecting services from London to Birmingham.
Image source, VirginMembers of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) and Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) are due to walk out on Friday and the following Friday, and on four dates in January.
The RMT said it wanted a "suitable and equal" pay offer to the £500 one given to drivers.
The company said it would keep the majority of trains running despite the industrial action.
Stephanie Barnard
BBC News
We've seen it all - snowmen, igloos and now this, a Team GB athlete in flaky form... Snow Farah anyone?
Twitter user @onlyjobking in Coventry, external created the giant snow sculpture.
Never mind SPOTY and gold medals, surely this is Sir Mo's highest honour.
Image source, @onlyjobkingSophie Madden
BBC News
A murder trial over a man found dead at a roadside cafe in Shropshire is under way.
Belkar Singh, 58, from Halfway House, is accused of killing Satnam Singh Blugher, 67, who was found dead with serious head and torso injuries on 26 June at Tony's Diner, also in Halfway House, where he lived.
Image source, Shropshire StarTony's Diner, where Satnam Singh Blugher was found dead, is on the main road between Shrewsbury and Welshpool
The jury at Stafford Crown Court has been sworn in and opening statements have been made.
The case has been adjourned for the day and is due to restart on Wednesday.
You have been sending in pictures of the region's wintry scenes as snow and ice take hold.
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Ben Godfrey
BBC Midlands Today
A mother of two from Birmingham - who calls herself the Brummie Mummy - has secured a role in a new Hollywood kids film.
Blogger Emma Conway has added her voice to "Ferdinand", an animated movie about a friendly bull.
Emma recorded her two and half lines in London last month.
Find out how it came about on Midlands Today.